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Guyanese recruitment firm expands services to Suriname as deepwater operations grow

Guyanese firm Strategic Recruitment Solutions Inc. (SRS) has expanded its professional network and services to Suriname. Effective May 4, 2021, SRS launched a partnership with the Suriname based Humus Consulting. The Joint Venture, Strategic Recruitment Suriname N.V., will provide...

Global oil reserves falling at alarming rate even as Guyana adds big volumes

Guyana accounts for over 70% of ExxonMobil’s new proven reserves placing it way ahead of its peers for new discovered volumes. However, Norway-based Rystad Energy is sounding an ominous warning that Big Oil could see proven reserves run out...

Saipem set to open major construction facility in Guyana

Italian oilfield services company Saipem will officially open its offshore construction facility this month in Guyana’s capital Georgetown, to support the growing offshore operations in the new oil producing South American country. The facility will feature a heavy load bearing...

Independent third-party assessment of hydrocarbon resources recommended for Guyana

Even as the Guyanese Government contemplates the array of development possibilities to be derived from the associated gas found so far at the Stabroek Block, it would be in the nation’s best interest to get an independent third-party assessment...

U.S. Geological Survey may have grossly underestimated massive Guyana-Suriname basin potential

On May 4, 2021, an analysis by OilNOW pointed to the rapidly growing hydrocarbon resources being discovered in the Guyana-Suriname Basin and how this is likely set to surpass the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates for the frontier region....

Ali wants oil revenue to help close gap between haves and have nots, will he succeed?

Since gaining its independence from the British in 1966, Guyana has struggled to embark on a path of sustained economic growth that served to elevate living standards for its people, despite being endowed with significant natural resources, even before...

All systems being put in place for hook-up of world’s first Fast4Ward® FPSO

All systems are being put in place for Guyana’s second oil production vessel which will depart Singapore in June for the South American nation. The Liza Unity floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit will have double the capacity...

Exxon expects ‘continued and steady progress’ in Guyana’s multi-billion-barrel basin

As the global oil and gas industry continues to recover from the impact of the pandemic, ExxonMobil has reported that its production volumes are rising from 2020 levels, and for the first quarter of this year, output at the...

Suriname official encourages collaboration in oil spill prevention and response

As oil and gas operations offshore Guyana and Suriname intensify in the Guyana-Suriname Basin, the importance of collaboration between the two countries in preventing and responding to oil spills has been emphasised by Suriname’s Minister of Natural Resources, David...

Guyana will be looking to sell oil blocks to highest bidders, country could retain some acreage

Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali confirmed this week that an entirely new system for the allocation of oil blocks will soon be used, signaling the government will move away from direct one-on-one negotiations with International Oil Companies (IOC) and...

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SBM Offshore subsidiary seeks local suppliers for steel, timber and safety equipment

Guyana Deep Water Operations Inc. (GDO), a subsidiary of SBM Offshore, is seeking information from Guyanese suppliers for steel...